"Philosophy may raise us above grandeur, but nothing can elevate us above the ennui which accompanies it."

-- Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon

#Philosophy Quotes #Greatness Quotes #May Quotes

“As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America.”
“This dream that men shall cease to waste strength in competition and shall come to pool their powers of production is coming to pass all over the earth.”
“It is becoming clear that many diseases - especially cancer - are highly complex and may respond better to a multi-drug approach which targets many different aspects of a disease process.”
“The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy.”
“Some might say they don't believe in heaven Go and tell it to the man who lives in hell.”

Source : 1995 'Some Might Say'.
“Space exploration must be undertaken not only out of simple human curiosity but also to further the survival of the species. The twentieth century has seen the unprecedented development and proliferation of magnificent technologies. Many of them, through design, ignorance, or misuse, are capable of destroying life as well as enhancing it. Space exploration alone holds the promise of eventual escape from a dying planet, provided we wisely manage our resources in the meantime and actually survive that long.”
“The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present.”
“That's all it takes, one drop of fear to curdle love into hate.”

Source : James M. Cain (2011). “Double Indemnity”, p.53, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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